Computer Workout with Key Chess Positions
All good chess players know how to recognize key patterns and positions that occur in their games. The Chess.com Computer Workout tool helps you improve your knowledge of key positions by setting you up to play these key positions against the computer!
Focus on improving different areas of your chess game by selecting a category, theme, and key problem. If you are stuck, ask for a hint from the computer!
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| Position | Difficulty | Goal | Attempts | Start Workout |
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| Winning With an Extra Pawn |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
123,759 |
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| Mate With Two Bishops |
Intermediate (1400-1800) |
Win |
56,959 |
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| Palau - Romi, Paris 1924 |
Intermediate (1400-1800) |
Material Gain |
104,199 |
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| Pawn Endgame Technique |
Intermediate (1400-1800) |
Win |
73,937 |
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| Philidor's Legacy |
Intermediate (1400-1800) |
Win |
74,526 |
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| A Common Zugzwang |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
16,279 |
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| A Rook In Front of a Pawn |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
9,527 |
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| A Simple Queen Trap |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
7,086 |
Premium Only |
| An Important Point in Bishop Endings |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
5,483 |
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| An Overworked Rook |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
3,387 |
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| Anastasia's Mate |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
4,220 |
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| Another Trapped Queen |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
3,155 |
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| Arab Mate |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
2,397 |
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| Back Rank Mate |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
2,202 |
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| Basic Windmill |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
2,925 |
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| Bristol Clearance |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
1,811 |
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| Clearing a Diagonal |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
1,884 |
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| Clearing the Way for a Pin |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
2,620 |
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| Combining a Fork and Pin |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
3,066 |
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| Combining a Pin and Skewer |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
3,055 |
Premium Only |
| Common Perpetual Check |
Beginner (<1200) |
Draw |
1,471 |
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| Defeating Shirov |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
3,718 |
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| Deflecting the King |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
1,614 |
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| Discovered Check |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
1,392 |
Premium Only |
| Drawing With Opposite Color Bishops |
Beginner (<1200) |
Draw |
1,828 |
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| Early Skewer |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
3,006 |
Premium Only |
| Epaulette Mate |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
2,012 |
Premium Only |
| Family Fork |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
2,048 |
Premium Only |
| Forcing a Way In |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
2,475 |
Premium Only |
| Fork in the King's Gambit |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
2,103 |
Premium Only |
| Forking a Piece and Mate |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
2,347 |
Premium Only |
| Forking With a Bishop |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
1,056 |
Premium Only |
| Forking With a Pawn |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
1,225 |
Premium Only |
| Forking With a Rook |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
1,078 |
Premium Only |
| Important Breakthrough |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
2,777 |
Premium Only |
| K + R + P vs. K + R |
Beginner (<1200) |
Draw |
857 |
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| Letting Go of a Pawn |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
2,153 |
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| Lucena Position |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
1,574 |
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| Mate in 2 |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
1,832 |
Premium Only |
| Mating with a Queen |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
2,147 |
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| Mating with a Rook |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
1,638 |
Premium Only |
| Noah's Ark Trap |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
3,108 |
Premium Only |
| Original Boden's Mate |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
1,954 |
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| Pawn and Queen Mate |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
3,097 |
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| Pawns One File Apart |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
1,541 |
Premium Only |
| Philidor Position |
Beginner (<1200) |
Draw |
1,014 |
Premium Only |
| Queen's Gambit Trap |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
2,754 |
Premium Only |
| Recognizing Checkmate |
Beginner (<1200) |
Win |
2,090 |
Premium Only |
| Removing a Pinning Piece |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
1,176 |
Premium Only |
| Removing an Indirect Guard |
Beginner (<1200) |
Material Gain |
1,743 |
Premium Only |